![Model, Photographer and Author Pattie Boyd](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/pattie-boyd.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Patricia Anne Boyd
Profession: Model, Photographer and Author
Biography: Pattie Boyd was a successful English model when she married Beatles member George Harrison in 1966.
She later divorced the musician to marry his friend and fellow musician Eric Clapton in 1979. Boyd was a muse to both men and inspired a number of well known songs including Harrison's "Something" and Clapton's "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight".
Boyd divorced Clapton in 1989 and later remarried. In 2007 she published her well received autobiography "Wonderful Today".
Born: March 17, 1944
Birthplace: Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Age: 80 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Pisces
Married Life
- 1966-01-21 Quiet Beatle George Harrison (22) weds British model Pattie Boyd (21) at the registry office in Epsom, Surrey, England, Paul serves as best man; divorce in 1977
- 1977-06-06 Former Beatle George Harrison (33) and British model Pattie Boyd (32) divorce after 11 years of marriage
- 1979-03-27 British guitarist Eric Clapton (34) weds British model, muse, and George Harrison's ex-wife Pattie Boyd (35), in Tucson, Arizona; divorce in 1989
Historical Events
- 1964-03-02 Beatles begin filming "A Hard Day's Night", George Harrison meets future wife Pattie Boyd
- 1964-12-25 George Harrison's girlfriend Pattie Boyd attacked by female Beatle fans
- 1969-03-31 George Harrison and Pattie Boyd are fined £250 each for illegal drugs